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Herbalism

Spell

Herbalism

Physical

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5 secInteract Range

The basics of how to gather herbs from bushes and other plants for use in Alchemy.

Herbalism

Tooltip

The basics of how to gather herbs from bushes and other plants for use in Alchemy. Gives a potential herbalism skill of 75.

How it works

Herbalism is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Open Lock (effect type 33). Its base value is 1.
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 118, which the datamine does not name. Its base value is 1. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Herbalism is a spell with a 5 sec cast and a range of 5 yards. When cast it opens a lock.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Range5 yards (Interact Range)
Cast time5 sec
Effect #1Open Lock (33)
Value: 1
Misc value: 2
Effect #2Effect 118
Value: 1
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 182

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Herbalism sounds

The sounds the game plays when Herbalism is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

Gather_HerbSoundKit 1104

  1. Herbalismsearcha2.2s · ID 569824 · spells/tradeskills
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. Herbalismsearchb2.2s · ID 569825 · spells/tradeskills
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. Herbalismsearchc2.7s · ID 569797 · spells/tradeskills
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  4. Herbalismsearchd2.1s · ID 569818 · spells/tradeskills
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

HerbalismSearchSoundKit 1142

  1. Herbalismsearcha2.2s · ID 569824 · spells/tradeskills
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  2. Herbalismsearchb2.2s · ID 569825 · spells/tradeskills
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  3. Herbalismsearchc2.7s · ID 569797 · spells/tradeskills
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal
  4. Herbalismsearchd2.1s · ID 569818 · spells/tradeskills
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Herbalism appears in: 1 skill line and 2 teaching spells.

Skill lines

  • HerbalismSkill line

Teaching spells

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

More Herbalism spells

Find HerbsFind Herbs
GardeningGardening
GreenhouseGreenhouse
HerbalismHerbalism
Herb GatheringHerb Gathering
Incense CandleIncense Candle
Seed HybridizerSeed Hybridizer

Every Herbalism spell

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Herbalism". This page is record #2366. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#13617used by: Enchanting; effect types: Enchant Item; different tooltip textA different owner
#170691effect types: noneA different effect setup
#184251effect types: noneA different effect setup
#265820effect types: noneA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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